MEMBERS of the 2015 Junior National Basketball Association (NBA)/Junior Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Philippine All-Stars will witness the first NBA Global Games between the Charlotte Hornets and the Los Angeles Clippers at the Shenzhen Universiade Center, China, starting on Friday.
Selected from a pool of 2,500, the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Philippine All-stars consist of 10 boys and five girls from Metro Manila and Southern Tagalog and the cities of Dagupan, Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod City and Davao.
The boys are Robert Alomar Castro and Lloyd Raphael Oliva of La Salle Greenhills; Luis Sebastian Locsin and Edrian Custodio of De La Salle Zobel; Joshua Garing of De La Salle Lipa; Miguel Luigi Santos of Ateneo de Manila; Ernest John Felicilda and Jeffy Mailim of Corpus Christi College in Cagayan de Oro; Christian Allen Magno of Saint Albert the Great of Dagupan; and Daniel Anthony Coo of Saint Johns Institute of Bacolod.
The girls are Nelia Jean David and Micaela Denise Pentecostes of the Diliman Preparatory School of Quezon City; Kyla Flores of Parañaque Science High School; Luisa Krizelle San Juan of Amazing Grace School in Laguna; and Heart Pagara Donor of Assumption College of Davao.
The Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Philippines 2015 promotes basketball participation, sportsmanship, teamwork and an active lifestyle among children. Now in its eight consecutive year, the program has reached more than 100,000 youth, parents and coaches in the country since 2007.
As part of the intercultural exchange, the Philippine All-Stars will be joined by the 56 top Jr. NBA performers, aged 10 to 14, from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The groups’ itinerary will include playing friendly exhibition games, meeting NBA players or legends and exploring local landmarks in China.